User`s guide
Analog Ports
8-7
The interpretation of the signaling bits for ESF framing are as follows:
The following abbreviations are used in this table:
LCF - Loop current feed
RLCF - Reverse loop current feed
LCFO - Loop current feed open
LO - Loop Open
LC - Loop closure
RG - Ring ground
ESF Framing Format
See the legend at the end of this table for explanations of abbreviations.
Signaling Type State Receive (Network-to-
CI) 
Transmit (CI-to-
Network) 
Rx Tx ABCDABCD
Loop-start signaling 
(FXO-FXS)
LCF LO (on hook)01010101
Ringing LC (off hook)00001111
Loop-start signaling 
with RLCF (FXO-
FXS)
LCF LO (on hook)01010101
RLCF LC (off hook)01001111
LCFO 1111
Ringing 0000
Ground-start 
signaling (FXO-
FXS)
LCF LO (on hook)01010101
LCFO LC (off hook)11111111
Ringing RG (service 
request)
00000000
Ground-start 
signaling with 
RLCF (FXO-FXS)
LCF LO (on hook)01010101
RLCF LC (off hook)01001111
LCFO RG (service 
request)
11110000
Ringing 0000
Loop-reverse-
battery signaling 
(DID) (DPO-DPT)
LO LCF 00000000
LC RLCF 11111111
Network-provided 
reverse battery 
(enhanced 911 
apps) (DPT-DPO)
LCF (on 
hook)
LO (on hook)00000000
RLCF (off 
hook)
LC (off hook)11111111
E&M signaling on hook on hook 00000000
off hook off hook 11111111
D4 (SF) Framing Format










